Sylvania



W. H. SLATTERY.

FASTENER AND TAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3,1919.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

Inventor: MCE Jldifier y IU NlTED STATES PATENT/OFFICE. j

WILLIAM SLATTERY, or New, Yomnn. Y., assronoaro THE IBYELBERI, 'rmmnnBAG COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENN-SYLVANIA.

FASTENER ANDYTA'G HOLDER.

Application filed November 3, 1919.

which the name inscribed on such indicia' member will be prominentlydisplayed. In its preferred form, it comprises a flat body of laminatedmaterial having a narrow medium section by which it is-secured to a partof the luggage. On end of the body contains a fenestration through whichis displayed a tag inserted between the laminae of material through aslot adjacent to but on the opposite side of the body from the displayaperture. The other end of the body is preferably provided with anelement of a" snap fastener adapted for coaction with a complementarysnap fastener member on the luggage, the fastened end of the body actingas a strut to hold the fenestrated end fiat against the member to whichit is attached.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a deviceembodying my of stiffness.

invention; Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof; Fig. 3 is an elevation of thetag; and Fig. et is a fragmentary part sectional View of a traveling baglid having my invention applied thereto.

As shown in the drawings. my invention comprises a flat body of sheetmaterial con- .of an indicia member or tag 4 between the laminae of thebody. The tag i provided with a tab 4 projecting through the slot 3' andis disposed behind the fenestration 2 through which is displayed thename or legend on the tag.

A fastener 6 is attached to the end of the body opposite thefenestration 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

Serial No. 335,275.

In the usual application of my invention, the narrow neck between theends of the body is secured by stitching 5 to a luggage member B againstwhich the fenestrated end of the body is held by the engagement of thefastener 6 with a complementary stud or buttom 7 on the partition Anormally movable relatively to the member B but held in place by theengagement of the fastener members. The tab 4 projecting through theslot 3 permits the ready substitution of one tag for another, as, forinstance, a tag bearing the name of a purchaser in lieu of a tag bearingthe name of the maker of the article.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. An article of the character described comprisinga flat body of sheetmaterial having enlarged ends and a narrow neck by which said articlemay be hingedly fixed to a container, one of said enlarged ends having afenestration in the face thereof and a slot in the back thereof adjacentto said fenestration, and a tag disposed within said body behind saidfenestration.

2. An article of the character described comprising a body composed oflaminae of sheet material secured together along their entireperipheries, anda tag disposed between said laminae, one of said laminacontaining an aperture through which said tag is displayed and the otherlamina containing an opening for the insertion of said ag.

3v An article ofthe character described comprising a fiat body of sheetmaterial having a fenestration in the face thereof adjacent to one end,and a tag within said body behind said fenestration, in combination witha member to which said body is secured approximately midway between itsends.

t. An article of the character described comprising a flat body of sheetmaterial having a median neck ofless width than the ends, one of saidends containing a fenestration and the other of said ends having a.fastener attached thereto for holding the fenestrated part of said bodyin proper dis play position, and a tag disposed behind saidfenestration.

5. An article of the character described comprising a body containing afenestration and a slot adjacent thereto, a tag disposed Within saidbody behind said fenestration,

and a fastener attached'to said body ineom bination with aph rality ofmembers one of fenestration and fastener to one of said members, and theother of said members having attached thereto a fastener adapted toeoact with said fastener first named. 10 In testimony Whereof,I havehereunto set my name this 10th day of Octobe1319l9.

W. H. SLATTER-Y.

